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In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from the rest.

A) Small Betrayals B) We Indians
C) Shooting from the Hip D) Surviving Men
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shooting from the Hip

Explanation:

Small Betrayals, We Indians and Surviving Men are the name of the books. But Shooting from the Hip is an idom.

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In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from the rest.

A) Niagara B) Alamere
C) Kempty D) Andes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Andes

Explanation:

Niagara, Alamere and Kempty are falls but Andes is a mountain range.

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Capriciousness : Reliability :: ?:?

A) Heated : Boiling B) Tenacious : Practicality
C) Arbitrary : Whimsical D) Unreliable : Inhuman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tenacious : Practicality

Explanation:

Capriciousness means to describe a person or thing that’s impulsive and unpredictable and Reliability is the quality of being trustworthy.Tenacious means tending to keep a firm hold of something and Practicality means possibilityA person who is `Capricious’ loses `Reliability’. In the same way, if a person is `Tenacious’ he loses `Practicality’.

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Pedagogy : Teaching :: ?:?

A) Telepathy : Emotions B) Radiology : Sound
C) Mycology : Fossils D) Entomology : Insects
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Entomology : Insects

Explanation:

Pedagogy means method and practice of teaching. Similarly, Entomology is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Zenith : Nadir :: ?:?

A) Indigent : Poverty B) Zeal : Eagerness
C) Success : Peak D) Genuine : Phony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Genuine : Phony

Explanation:

Zenith means the time at which something is most powerful and Nadir means the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation. Both words are opposite to each other.

Genuine means authentic and phony means fraudulent or not genuine. Both are also opposite in meaning.

Zenith : Nadir :: Genuine : Phony

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Graceful : Clumsy :: ?:?

A) Horror : Sympathy B) Laugh : Cry
C) Recapitulate : Synopsis D) Encumber : Burden
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Laugh : Cry

Explanation:

Graceful means showing elegance and clumsy means ungraceful or awkward. Both are opposite to each other. Similarly, laugh and cry are opposite to each other.

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Blizzard : Freeze :: ?:?

A) Insult : Humiliation B) Bad : Immoral
C) Caution : Careless D) Jealousy : Respect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Insult : Humiliation

Explanation:
Blizzard means a severe snowstorm and Freeze means the result of extreme cold i.e. the result of Blizzard is Freeze.
Insult means speak with disrespect and Humiliation means a state of being someone feel ashamed i.e. the result of insult is humiliation.
Blizzard : Freeze :: Insult : Humiliation
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The average weight of 50 boys in a class is 45 Kg. When one boy leaves the class, the average reduces by 100g. Find the weight of the boy who left the class.

A) 50 Kg B) 50.8 Kg
C) 49 Kg D) 49.9 Kg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 49.9 Kg

Explanation:

Total weight of 50 boys = 45 X 50 = 2250

Average weight of 49 boys = 44.9

Total weight of 49 boys = 44.9 X 49 = 2200.1

Weight of boy who left the class=2250–2200.1=49.9

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